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Trade unions’ strike hits life, stir to intensify
Ten central trade unions claimed that unions from the coal, mines, petroleum, telecom, manufacturing, electricity, steel, defence and government schemes joined the nationwide strike
2 min read9 Jan 2019Fiat workers call for strike over Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo purchase
A Fiat union in the south of Italy called for a strike to protest the purchase of Cristiano Ronaldo by Juventus, which like the carmaker is owned by the Agnelli family
1 min read12 Jul 2018Air France staff strike, a quarter of flights cancelled
Some 32% of Air France pilots were set to join the walkout on Friday along with 285 of cabin crew and 20% of ground staff
2 min read30 Mar 2018Bajaj Auto union threatens hunger strike from Monday over non-revision of wages
Bajaj Auto management was to revise the three-year wage agreement with its over 1,000 permanent employees at the Chakan plant in 2016 but it has still not moved on the issue
1 min read25 Jan 2018Cine workers to go on strike from 15 August, big film projects could be hit
Nearly 250,000 cine employees and workers, including spot boys and junior artistes on film sets and in the television industry, will take part in the strike starting 15 August
1 min read14 Aug 2017Coal workers plan three-day strike ion June
Coal workers across India are to go on a three-day strike from 19 June after talks between trade unions and the Union government over wage revision broke down
1 min read11 May 2017UK gears up for wave of workers’ strikes
Downing Street branded the industrial action which includes postal workers, airline crews and railway operators as completely unacceptable
1 min read19 Dec 2016Government hikes unskilled labourers’ minimum wage to Rs350 per day
The pay hike will benefit more than 10 million workers in sectors under the central government, but labour unions will go ahead with strike on 2 September
3 min read31 Aug 2016Coal India strike seen blunted by ample stockpiles
The one-day strike scheduled for 2 September may cut output by about 1.5 million metric tons from Coal India, which produced 536 million tons of coal in the year ended 31 March
2 min read25 Aug 2016Coal India workers call for nation-wide strike on 2 September
The strike call is given by major trade unions to protest against further divestment, strategic sale in Coal India
1 min read20 Aug 2016Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared